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In July of 1987, a Lima court, in a case that had been filed before the upris- ings, ruled that three students being held at El Frontón should be set free because of lack of evidence against them; the court had not been informed that the men were killed in the upris- ings a year earlier. It is not clear why García allowed -indeed, ordered-the armed forces to take over. It was "at best stupid" and "at worst" a willingness on Gar- cía's part to accept a lot of deaths, a Western diplomat told me, expressing a view that is widely held by both foreigners and Peruvians. The upris- ings coincided with a meeting of the Socialist International in Lima, and García's friends and critics say that the President, angry at being embar- rassed while playing host to the So- cialist leaders, did just what Sendero wanted: he overreacted. In a televised address a week after these events, García declared that what had occurred at Lurigancho after the prisoners surrendered was "simply a crime, which I am not go- ing to overlook." A few days later, he went to Lurigancho. Emerging, he denounced what had happened there as a "horrendous crime," saying to the reporters present, "I would venture to announce to the whole world at this moment" that the soldiers had pro- ceeded "to kill most of them, shooting them in the head." Then, referring to those who were responsible for the massacres, he said, "Either they go or I go." That phrase has come back to haunt him: it is tossed at him often by his critics, who maintain that he has not delivered on his promises. There have been no charges filed against the military officers involved, and Amnes- ty International says there has been "a deliberate coverup by both the civilian and the military authorities." García-Sayán says, "I think Alan is a very contradictory man regarding human rights. In his view, human rights is important for his personal political image. He wants to avoid big massacres that would tarnish his inter- national image." But the President has passed up the opportunity to take ac- tions that would protect human rights. Six weeks after being inaugurated, he appointed a peace commission, whose members included García-Sayán and César Rodrígue7 The commission, whose goal was to seek talks with Sen- dero and examine the human-rights situation generally, worked hard, sub- mItting what García-Sayán described as "three kilos" of proposals within two months. García refused to meet with his peace commission, which, frustrated, resigned in January of 1986. At the military's insistence, he has rejected a request from the Inter- national Committee of the Red Cross, which monitors the treatment of pris- oners, to work in Ayacucho. And G-arcía, unlike President Raúl Alfon- sín in Argentina, has not commenced legal actions against military officers responsible for torture,. disappearances, and massacres. The question, of course, is how far García can go against the military without being deposed. Though the generals stepped down from direct rule in 1980 and then allowed the Pres- ident to complete his term and hand over power democratically-one of the rare times that had happened in Peru's history-they are by no means weaned from the concept that they ought to rule the country as well as defend it. The soldiers still exercise a de- facto veto over the actions of civil- ians, and many observers in Peru, both Peruvian and foreign, think that the question is not whether the military will stage a coup but when. Between two and five years is the general esti- mate. Within the military, contin- gency plans for a coup already exist. Indeed, in early 1987 some retired military officers approached the United States Embassy about a coup. The ap- proach was very discreet, the message being, in effect, "Look, García really isn't doing very well. The violence is increasing, and Sendero is growing stronger . Wouldn't it be better if there were another government?" The Em- bassy made it clear that it was support- ing the democracy. A T the conclusion of his inaugural address two and a half years ago, García recalled the Biblical story of Christ walking on the waters. Peter, who had been a doubter, followed, but when he heard the winds he became fearful and began to sink. He cried to Christ for help, and Christ replied, "0 ye of little faith, why did you doubt?" García, who earlier in the address had laid out his vision of a new state, said that what he was seeking was "a mir- acle of faith from all Peruvians." Faith, and perhaps even a messiah, may be what Peru needs these days. ---.. RAYMOND BONNER